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Made 2 Measure: is there a tester that can identify live cables and cable breaks? | Megger

|Date: 3 April, 2021

Made 2 Measure: is there a tester that can identify live cables and cable breaks? | Megger

The technical team at Megger answer another common contractor-related product query. YOU ASK: I’m looking ...

The technical team at Megger answer another common contractor-related product query. YOU ASK: I’m looking for a simple tester to help me identify live cables and find cable breaks. What can you sugges ...

3 April, 2021
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Made 2 Measure: do you need a new two-pole tester? | Megger

|Date: 13 March, 2021

Made 2 Measure: do you need a new two-pole tester? | Megger

The technical team at Megger answer the latest equipment-related query. You ask: I need a new two-pole te ...

The technical team at Megger answer the latest equipment-related query. You ask: I need a new two-pole tester (voltage detector) but I do a lot of work on systems – some up to 1000 V AC or DC. Is ther ...

13 March, 2021
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Replacing a consumer unit in a dwelling | NICEIC

|Date: 19 February, 2021

Replacing a consumer unit in a dwelling | NICEIC

The team at NICEIC remind contractors of the importance of carrying out pre-work checks, when needing to ...

The team at NICEIC remind contractors of the importance of carrying out pre-work checks, when needing to establish the condition of the circuits before removing an existing consumer unit. Issues can o ...

19 February, 2021
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Question Time: Live Conductors | NAPIT

|Date: 15 February, 2021

Question Time: Live Conductors | NAPIT

The technical team at NAPIT answer a common question that contractors often raise. This column will be ba ...

The technical team at NAPIT answer a common question that contractors often raise. This column will be based around a query we recent received. During an EICR, the individual in question came across t ...

15 February, 2021
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Surge protection for ESS: ‘current’ trends | Switchtec

|Date: 3 February, 2021

Surge protection for ESS: ‘current’ trends | Switchtec

As demand for electricity becomes ever greater, the need to store energy (as well as produce it) also doe ...

As demand for electricity becomes ever greater, the need to store energy (as well as produce it) also does. Like all electrical installations, energy storage systems need application-specific protecti ...

3 February, 2021
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Made 2 Measure: how do you deal with harmonics? | Megger

|Date: 29 January, 2021

Made 2 Measure: how do you deal with harmonics? | Megger

The technical team at Megger answer the latest equipment-related query. You ask: I often work on industri ...

The technical team at Megger answer the latest equipment-related query. You ask: I often work on industrial systems and recently I’ve been noticing that some cables are getting warm, even though they’ ...

29 January, 2021
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Hot tub installations: how to stay out of hot water | NAPIT

|Date: 26 January, 2021

Hot tub installations: how to stay out of hot water | NAPIT

Paul Chaffers, NAPIT’s Technical Events Manager, gives advice on hot tub installations and what's needed ...

Paul Chaffers, NAPIT’s Technical Events Manager, gives advice on hot tub installations and what's needed to comply with the Regulations to complete a safe, practical installation. BS 7671 Requirements ...

26 January, 2021
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Safe isolation saves lives | Di-LOG

|Date: 24 January, 2021

Safe isolation saves lives | Di-LOG

Why cut corners with electrical safety when the consequences could be so severe? Di-LOG Group's David Swe ...

Why cut corners with electrical safety when the consequences could be so severe? Di-LOG Group's David Sweetman, along with Health & Safety Trustee, Louise Taggart, look at the reasons behind our i ...

24 January, 2021
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Codebreakers #25

|Date: 18 January, 2021

Codebreakers #25

Need help with cracking those EICR codes? The technical team at NAPIT, with the help of the 18th Edition ...

Need help with cracking those EICR codes? The technical team at NAPIT, with the help of the 18th Edition Codebreakers publication, answer your latest coding queries. Click on the photos for a closer l ...

18 January, 2021
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Made 2 Measure: which multimeter should you use for higher voltage applications? | Megger

|Date: 15 January, 2021

Made 2 Measure: which multimeter should you use for higher voltage applications? | Megger

The technical team at Megger answer another contractor query. You ask: For years I’ve been using an old m ...

The technical team at Megger answer another contractor query. You ask: For years I’ve been using an old multimeter for basic testing but it doesn’t really do everything I want, like measuring voltages ...

15 January, 2021
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